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Good luck with the block findings!
Thanks for the update..
So the block testing looks good now :)
I have some Chevy rods on their way from the USA, I have a crank being offset ground the same as the old one. When the Rods arrive they can be machined to match my old rods. Then I can get the block back together, and that will be the point at which the Rover V8 goes up for sale as complete blown Drag Race engine :(
I was going to put it back in the MGB and bed it in with some test runs, but that will just waste time as I want to move on with the SBC build now. I figured that anyone who was buying my engine for drag racing would want to tear it down for inspection and a freshen up anyway. So I will save them the trouble and let them buy it as a fresh build that needs assembly. That way the new owner will be able to see whats inside before final assembly ;)
The shopping list is growing and next week I shuold be ordering some of the big items for the SBC. A forged 383 crank and forged rods. I wont order the pistons until the SBC block has been gone over and a bore size and compression ratio decided upon. My friend with the digger is doing some sums for me while he is off work awaiting his surgery. I want around 700hp on the carb (s) only. But the internals must be capable of handling 900-1000hp with nitrous for short bursts on track.
As there will be no blower I want a dual quad tunnel ram inlet with two Holley 600 double pumpers fitted with a street scoop (bug catcher ) on top.
I already have a new MSD Digital 7 ign system on the shelf.
I'm hoping that the car will end up in the 8's with no nitrous. I dont think its a big ask as the old Rover was 9.6 seconds time after time with 600hp. I'm hoping the extra 100hp will offset the weight of the SBC engine and keep me on my old numbers or slightly better.
I have been reading so much on the SBC since Christmas. I dont need to waste time doing any R&D / development on the SBC because its all been done before by you guys over there for years. Unlike over here with the Rover where there are lots of experts but most of them are all into higher rpm circuit engines. And the sheer cost of Rover V8 performance parts over here now is becoming prohibitive. Hell! A set of stock OEM Rover V8 rockers are $78.00 each. So over $1200.00 for a set of OEM stock rockers in the UK?? The Rover engines are still fairly plentiful, but their second hand prices are creeping up.
Its a no brainer now to be honest. The MGB project was originally built to accept a SBC engine as it developed. Hence the Chevy pattern TH350 and the rear end upgrades etc. Now I just need to see how I can obtain parts from your side of the pond while keeping shipping costs and import duties at a sensible level.
So this is the end of the Rover V8 era for my MGB. But the start of an exciting new Chevy era for the MGB :)
AND I CANT WAIT TO SHAKE IT DOWN :)
Thats the Drag Racing bit over...
Now onto the other love of my life. My Grand Daughter Faith !
This little lady is growing up so fast its frightening.
She is 17 months old now. Where did that go ?? She is very vocal and has learnt lots of words and responses. Her latest words are NO and STOP. When she say's NO she shakes her head and looks away. When she says STOP she holds up a hand like a traffic officer. She got that from watching us talk to the dogs :)
She knows what a CAR is and she insists on going out at weekends in her Bug so she can drive it in the park. We took her to a photgrapher to get some 2015 pictures done with her mum. These are a few of my fave proofs from last week :)
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psbbbitpnl.jpg
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http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psne31xbqc.jpg
Pel
Good stuff on the SBC conversion in the 'B, but the pictures of Faith are GRAND! She's a doll, and it sounds like she's a pistol! Our littlest grand daughter, Avery, has also picked up some new words, with the most often being "Me TOO!!" whenever her twin brothers are getting anything from treats to attention! Grand kids are special, and your Faith seems extra special from this side of the pond!
Thanks Roger !
This whole Grandparent thing is great eh ?
It has given me a whole new lease of life to be honest. Almost like I'm a new father again, but somehow better because I have the time to appreciate the child while not being stressed about learning to be a new parent which means I can appreciate Faith all the more ? I guess you know what I mean eh ?
My youngest Daughter Paula just came in for a stopover tonight. She is a soccer coach and wants faith to learn about soccer + a host of other sporty stuff. Faith knows her as aunty P. When Paula came in Faith ran over to her for her hugs. What happened next made me howl with laughter. Paula asked Faith for a high five, and Faith responded by slapping Paula's hand a few times. Then Paula said to Faith "safe" and she held out her hand with her fist clenched. Baby Faith then clenched her hand and fist bumped aunty P :) I was laughing and almost weeping at the same time ?
It was a great moment :) Happy Grandpa !!
I think you'll love the SBC in your B. It sounds like a real good plan to me, good luck with that! Faith is a beauty for sure! Our 21 month old son's new word is No. I can thank his older brother for that. They do grwo fast. I still can't believe my daughter just turned 4. Time flies.
Hi Ryan
I think the SBC is going to make the B light up on the track :)
Faiths Mum (my eldest Daughter) is 30 now. I can still remember the day she was born like it was yesterday and often wonder just how fast all those years have gone by. But hey ! Faith is the newest member of the family pit crew and she already loves her cars :)
OOHH!!
My Comp cams Pro Mag roller rockers just arived :)
They seem to be good strong items, but boy are they heavy !!
And less than half the price for Kenne Belle rollers for the Rover V8 ;)
That's nice to hear. How's everything else going over there?
Hi Ryan!
Things over here are good for me at this time mate. The weather has been almost tropical this last two weeks with temperatures soaring to 68F with average temps hovering around the 62F area with blue skies most days.
I have been told by my engine guy that the Rover will be almost done by tomorrow. So I guess that means it will be done sometime next week. I'm in no rush and David Knight (my engine guy) is very busy with doing stuff for pro racers. David has been off work for a lot of last year after having surgery to remove a cancer in his neck. I'm glad to say that all is well now and he is in remission and has decided to do sensible stuff now like only work 5 days per week while his staff take up the slack and he has also decided to take a full 2 weeks off at Xmas and also take a proper 2 week vacation in the Summer now while his staff do their stuff. God bless him, he is a great guy. So some of my work was put back as he was busy taking on some work from 4 other guys I know who's cars are ready to roll as they are in proper competition classes and need to be racing. I'm just a weekend warrior in the MG so I told him to put my stuff on the back burner. One of the guys he is working for is my mate Andy Frost. Andy is reworking his Vauxhall car to run 5's now. Andy has no doubt been in the Drag Race press over your side of the water as he wants to regain his crown as the quickest street legal car in the world as Larry Larson took the crown last year. But over here wheelie bars are not classed as road legal ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMr1p7w5F9I
Then he backed this up with this pass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6bW1zc9F_Q
The reaction from over here and over your side of the pond regarding street legality is a firey debate for sure. But Hey Ho!! I'm just happy to be running my MGB at RWYB meetings. Andy However has now got the bit between his teeth and is prepping the Vauxhall for a serious 5 second assault on the 1/4 mile. So I'm happy to wait a few more weeks for my old Rover to be finished so I can sell it and buy the rest of my SBC stuff for later this year. ;)
Family wise I'm enjoying my Grandpa Duty and took Faith out twice today in her little car. Only 30 mins around the block as she enjoys talking to folk and insists that she gets out to pick flowers from the grass on the pavement. We have just has a concrete base laid in the back yard for a conservatory. The conservatory arrived last Tuesday and is piled up as a flat pack on the base. Now I need to find a guy to build the dwarf walls for the kit and then find someone who can erect the kit and bolt it to the house :) This will give us an extra room sized at 11 feet wide by 13 feet long just outside the sliding doors to the garden so Gill can move her workstation out there and Faith can have all of her stuff out there as well. This means i can have my lounge back and move my sofa back in front of the fireplace ready for next winter :)
Work wise !!
The two owners of my company have decided to employ a new guy to run outsourced project work which we normally do via subcontractors. And they have also decided that this guy is now to be in charge of me and my team of in house engineers and what we do. The guy is 20 years younger than me and has Honours degree's in engineering. He is a nice lad but he cant actually fix much stuff when it comes to getting the spanners out on site to figure out why a water booster set has failed or get his electrical test gear or gauges out to find out why an AC unit is not working? The other guys in my team are up in arms about the new management change. I'm very happy about it because it means I have to do less work now while the new boy attempts to do what he was doing before he came to our company as well as trying to run an engineering team. I will just let him do his stuff until he stumbles. Then I will offer my help if he wants it. I'm hoping that he does not want my help to be honest. That means I will be spending more time hanging around the workshop drinking tea and waiting for instructions as opposed to organising my team to make sure they are bust every day. The owners of my company agreed that I can do my 8 hours per day based on my starting time each morning. Normal work hours are 8.30 to 5.30 with a 1 hour lunch break. I get to the office or site at 7am and dont bother with a lunch break as I eat on the drive in and on the drive home. So my work hours will now stick to 7am to 3pm as usual. You may have guessed from my comments that I am a little pissed that the bosses have somewhat overlooked me in the next phase of the companies expansion. But I am now laughing all the way to the bank as the new guy is on a salary that is $24,000 less than mine ? Happy Days :)
Sorry Ryan... You did ask how everything else is going over here !!
I am hoping to be back here in 4 weeks or so to say that I have sold my old engine for $8000 so I can buy more stuff the new SBC engine :)
Wow!!
That was a bit of a read eh ?
Gill and I are hoping to spend her birthday week next October in Las vegas. Well maybe 4 days to be honest. I have already paid for a week in the Canarie Islands in August for me and Gill + Faith and her Mum So we can have some fun in the Sun with our Grand daughter while I get involved with teaching Faith how to swim etc... and also doing some snorkleing.
Regards and respect to all you folks over there.
Perry
As I have no car to race I went to the track today to crew for some friends. I have been filling baby 12 ounce nitrous bottles for my friend with his suzuki Bike so he could PB with some 10.2 passes. I have been helping a friend to tune and test his little MX5 drift car. I have also been helping another friend with with finding out how to tune his rear suspension on his Ford Capri. I think we got it right today as he ran two 8.6 PB's with the car :)
Then when I got home I was the perfect Husband who spent two hours laying new vinyl flooring in the downstairs Dunny :)
Here is the back up run 8.6 from the all motor Capri with its 598 big block ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icn_jZFu3Os
PB???? Dunny????? what the???? LOL..
sweet Capri too!
PB = personal best, time on track.
Dunny= toilet, throne, outhouse, bog, loo, shitter and I dear say there is many more names I haven't heard yet.
What he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
Crikey but you Americans can't speak English as well as the Poms and Kiwis can!
(Just poking the bear mate, just poking the bear...don't get septic on me.)
:) :) :)
Thanks for sharing the video! Nice run.
OHHHhhh.. so THAT was english?!?!? roflmao..:LOL::LOL:**):LOL::p
Ha Ha!!
I meant the guest toilet in the downstairs Hallway as you now know :)
And as I took today off from track stuff I got all the chrome fixtures mounted in the dunny as well as a window blind !
Now all i have to do is fit some ceramic tiles for a splash back on the basin and the window shelf and I'm done. I will have a happy wife who will ignore the amount of deliveries that are arriving from the USA ;)
That's pretty cool your buddy has a contender in the fastest street car. I always think that would be a cool feat, but the money it takes to get there is crazy. I'm out for a long while. Haha It looks like you're staying busy and it sounds like your businesses are doing the same as over here. Phasing............... Is that a sign of what is to come? Probably not, just who's pocket is more empty. Your mate's Capri is a sweet fast ride! And for what it's worth, we couldn't use the term mate like you can. They'd try to class our marriage cert as questionable over here anymore. :LOL:
Ha Ha! Ryan.
I shall try to use the word "Friend" instead of "Mate" from now on... If I remember :)
I'm waiting for this to arrive for the MGB now !
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psmpqzg10i.jpg
:LOL: No big deal, I just thought it was funny. The scoop will look great on there!
Hey Pel, you gotta remember that "Mate" is used not only in the UK but more so in New Zealand and Australia too and I dare say quite a few other places around the world so if Americans have a problem with us using our terminology that is their problem. I have difficulty understanding their spelling and the way they form sentences but don't get hung up on it and make issues of it. Heck some of our American friends on here can be very rude and critical of some posts too but them Time for my second coffee I think.
I think maybe you've had quite enough coffee...
Guys!!
This arrived today :)
The parts are slowly gathering as a pile of boxes in my bedroom !!
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psaawnu0zm.jpg
Pel, nice parts stash, and sorry for the side tracking of your thread.
Mark, good lord. I made a joke. Is that against the law in your land?? And don't judge us to the crap the media decides to make front and center. There's plenty of other horrible crap that never makes it out of our borders especially in the media. The color thing is an easy political shit storm here right now which I swear they blow up to hide the real issues going on. Rant off!
Yeah and I owe you all an apology for my rant yesterday as I was off to a bad start and the day just deteriorate to the worse kind hell, so please, I'm truly sorry for what I wrote.
Okay mates, back to building a bloody quick little MG...
Sorry Whip, but what do you mean by "...some of our American friends on here..."? Last time I looked we here in the good old USA have welcomed quite a bunch of people from the UK and NZ to this forum, which is very much AMERICAN!! We Americans enjoy the occasional differences in spelling of certain words, and especially the nuances of language that we see, but to have you come on here and start being critical? Sorry, but you need to check that crap at the door.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
Sorry if I'm offending anyone, but ......no, I'm not sorry at all.
It appears that Whip & I were typing at just about the same time, and I had not seen his latest post when I typed mine but it really doesn't change anything, and I stand by what I posted. Bad form is bad form.
OKAY, it's OVER! Let's now watch my mate build his MG with a bellybutton SBC! :eek::LOL::eek::LOL::3dSMILE:
ROFLMAO! :p:rolleyes::p:D;)
PEL the parts are quite nice. I know the giddy feeling as we gather what we need to make that project our own! Keep on posting Mate and ignore our joshing around, we truely appreciate you coming to our family forum and sharing. Whip I get it, some days just set us off and we missinterpret or misss judge where people and their comments are coming from. I have lots of Brit, Kiwi and Aussi friends, and I can't tell you how much fun it is to see what might be offensive one place, is quite normal in another. My first experience with this was in my teens, working in Glacier National Park, Montana, during the summer, when one of my British coworkers said, Steve, I'm so Pissed!. I said, what's wrong? he started laughing and said no, I'm pissed! (he meant drunk). Another funny momment was during a Microbiology final exam in college, when my friend and lab partner Trevor said, Steve do you have a rubber, during our Final exam. I turned red, and everyone in the room laughed, he just wanted to use my eraser!
Fianaly when working with a group of Brits in Wyoming one summer, I told my staff to get a "fanny pack" in town to keep their reciepts during the summer for acounting reasons during a wilderness adventure trip. All of the Brits and Aussies turned red. They had to explain to me that Fanny Pack had a much different meaning in the United Kingdom! :)
Ha Ha Guys!
We all have off days eh ? And somtimes we rant without giving it too much thought and then realise that we were hasty. At least you came back Whip to say sorry, thats what decent folk do mate, er, Buddy ;)
And what the Hell is a Bellybutton SBC :)
Well mate, I think he means you now have a sbc, which everyone else has. Ya know, sort of like a belly button? :LOL: I could be wrong in that how ever. Haha
Oh Dear Ryan !
Have I become a SBC drone now??
That does not suit my MO to be honest. There is no getting away from having a 350 sbc now I guess. So I need to somehow peronalise it I think?
DAMN!! At least when I had the Rover engine I could modify it with Chevy parts to be cool ?
So now I need to reverse engineer this situation by fitting Rover V8 parts to the SBC !!
If it runs 8's in the 1/4 or faster, I wouldn't be too worried if some one wanted to pick on your belly button. Not every sbc does that. :LOL:
Ha Ha!
Some of my parts that have been arriving are now getting together as you can see here ??
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psurlmlla6.jpg
So you ain't placing the blower on top of the Chevy yet ? What about the NOS gear ?
I was wondering the same thing. No blower? :LOL:
I think Pel wants to learn how to handle all the power the Chevy will supply before he makes it go faster then the Rover or a Ford, wink wink.....
Won't be long now and you'll be telling us you've re-upped your subscription to Hot Rod Magazine! :eek::LOL::LOL::3dSMILE::p
Just kiddin' ya there mate... :LOL:
Keep up the good work!
Ha Ha! Thanks for the comments guys.
The old 4/71 will not be big enough for the new engine so it has to go along with the old Rover V8 to fund the rest of my parts for the new BBC.. Thats the new "Belly Button Chevy" :)
I've been at the track all this weekend running the Slingshot and doing nitrous tuning on 2 cars + nitrous top ups for a few folk which inlcude 2 biker friends of mine who has 12 ounce bottles :) 12 Ounces ?? At least the other biker has 2lb bottles. I even cleared out the back seat of my truck and found enough parts to build an almost complete 150hp nitrous system for a nitrous newbie friend of mine. So I raced all weekend and came home $600 richer ! I still have a lot of nitrous stuff in the garage for the new engine though. I have two nitrous plates + a single 250hp set of noids + two additional sets of 150hp solenoids and a whole heap of plumbing to make them fit if I need any of this stuff for the new engine ;)
A quick update guys!!
The old Blown Rover V8 is almost ready to go up for sale. I've had a brand new crank offset ground to match the old bent one. The block has been checked for line bore and its still straight as an arrow :) I have my new Eagle rods now which have been bushed to take my Rover Wrist pins so pistons cna be removed as the pins are slip fit. The last job is to get the rods ground down at the big end so the journals are the correct width to fit the new crank. I'm glad i waited to do this as the new crank journals are a few thou narrower than the old crank which was ground back in the early 90's. I intend to fit the crank with new shells and torque it up properly so the new buyer can see that it rotates smoothly. I have re honed the bores and will buy a new set of rings so the new owner can build the engine himself with the new big end shells I have bought. My reasoning is that if a guy wants to buy a Rover V8 of this spec he may well want to do final assembly as he likes to do it. On the SBC front the block is now fully cleaned by hand. All of the threads have been chased out and lubed. The only problem I have with the SBC now is the two drain plugs on each side of the block. These have corroded to the point where I could dig them out with a screwdriver. So I have to either recover those threads or re drill and tap them for new plugs. I still have to thread the front oil gallery holes and also thread the oil drain holes in the lifter gallery so I can fit standpipes which will stop oil draining onto the cam but also act as breather pipes. Progress is slow but steady on the SBC :) And I'm learning all the time about the SBC which is fun. Pics of the Rover stuff are attached ;) Regards Pel
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That is good news.. Sellin' parts and getting ready to sell the Rover. Glad to hear that you're enjoying the SBC buildup.